High School Confidential

Republicans never stop complaining about “liberal bias”, but in truth the media is just like high school. Ideology is for nerds. Some politicians are “cool” and some aren’t. The cool ones get coddled while the uncool ones are fair game for all manner of bullying.

Here’s a partial listing:

COOL DEMOCRATS

Bill Clinton (1992)

Barack Obama (off-the-charts cool in 2008, less so now)

Bill Clinton (now)

UNCOOL DEMOCRATS

Michael Dukakis

Bill Clinton (1993-2000)

Hillary Clinton (1993-2000)

Al Gore (2000-2007) — “You wouldn’t want to have a beer with him. He thinks he invented the internet. Goddamned smarty-pants know-it-all.”

John Kerry (only cool in 1972)

Hillary Clinton (2008) — They REALLY hated her guts!

COOL REPUBLICANS

Ronald Reagan — The Gipper. Always cool.

George H.W. Bush — He was cool for a few months right after the first Gulf War.

George W. Bush (2000-2006) — “You’d like to have a beer with him.” War Swaggerer-in-Chief.